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Where does Russia get its alumina? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Russia imported $2.2 billion of alumina (4.5 million tonnes), 12.5% of the world total. Its main sources were China (40%), Indonesia (19%) and Ireland (17%). Russia was the world’s largest importer of alumina.

Summary

Value
$2.2billion
Tonnes
4.5million tonnes
Share of world total
12.5%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 16 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China902Tonnes: 1,619,891USD per tonne: $55740.4%Sea
Indonesia426Tonnes: 918,858USD per tonne: $46419.1%Sea
Ireland376Tonnes: 826,854USD per tonne: $45416.8%Sea
Kazakhstan365Tonnes: 798,498USD per tonne: $45816.4%Land
India158Tonnes: 358,915USD per tonne: $4407.1%Sea
Germany2.7Tonnes: 1,739USD per tonne: $1,5490.12%Sea
Italy1.1Tonnes: 930USD per tonne: $1,2210.05%Sea
Turkey0.2Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $11,7670.01%Sea
Lithuania0.15Tonnes: 63USD per tonne: $2,4320.01%Land
Slovenia0.13Tonnes: 37USD per tonne: $3,4170.01%Sea
Hungary0.08Tonnes: 80USD per tonne: $9800%Sea
Poland0.04Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $728,1670%Land
Uzbekistan0.03Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $7,0000%Sea
Armenia0.02Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $3,3650%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $5,7880%Sea
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $203,0000%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2022

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 902
  • Indonesia 426
  • Ireland 376
  • Kazakhstan 365
  • India 158

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0902
Indonesia0426
Ireland31.7376
Kazakhstan0365
India58.1158

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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